Cooperation

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We are Optimeast Europe

a dynamic and experienced team dedicated to helping people and organizations cooperate.

We are active in the field of international and European territorial cooperation and strongly committed to connecting people and assisting them to work together. Decades of experience developing and managing institutional partnerships throughout Europe makes us excel at facilitating cooperation. Our commitment to support cooperation efforts of people and institutions remains unwavering and even grows stronger with each assignment.

Our Optimeast team specializes in providing technical assistance, monitoring and evaluation services to public administration, non-profit organizations and private companies at state, regional and local level. We identify funding opportunities, take care of partner search and project generation. We elaborate the grant proposal and submit the application. We provide technical assistance for smooth implementation. We offer advice and guidance for seamless cooperation within the partnership and for smooth project management. The list does not stop here. In addition to implementation of the full project cycle, we also develop, implement and evaluate regional development programs. We elaborate studies and strategic documents.

We are based in Oradea, Romania, while our clients come the entire region of Central and South-Eastern Europe and in our work we cover the entire Europe.

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Optimeast Story

International cooperation can be challenging. When done well, its rewards are manifold.

With us, it is always done well. Decades of work in the management of different territorial cooperation governance structures has helped us gain valuable insights and thorough understanding of the needs and challenges faced by the organizations and institutions embarking on cooperation projects. Many a time we witnessed how determination and commitment to actively participate in international cooperation projects are hampered by the lack of necessary resources and skills.

Optimeast Europe came to existence in order to remove these obstacles and to secure the success of these cooperation initiatives.

We got you covered.

Ample experience and successful work in the field ensure that Optimeast team has a firm grasp of the logic and workings of funding programmes and project cycles in the cross-border, macro-regional, transnational and pan-European settings. This knowledge is coupled with our strong commitment to cooperation.

All of this combined, makes us an ideal choice for the implementation of international cooperation projects and elaboration of funding programmes, transnational studies, development strategies, action plans and much more.

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Optimeast People

At Optimeast Europe we nurture cooperation both within and outside the company.

Through a balanced combination of the in-house and associated expertise, Optimeast Europe ensures that the delivered services and solutions are timely, straightforward and all-encompassing. Multi-sectoral and transdisciplinary approach of our company secures both stability and flexibility and a quick access to diverse knowledge and specializations. This, in turn, facilitates thorough analysis, creative problem solving as well as efficient and smooth delivery of wide range of services.

In-house expertise

Our Optimeast team is made up of highly skilled specialists each with decades of experience in the management of different territorial cooperation governance structures. The experts come from different cultures, diverse educational backgrounds and working environments. They are equipped with complementing sets of skills and fluent in several languages each. Such carefully planned and productive combination ensures expert and efficient handling of all aspects of project, programme and portfolio management while adapting to our clients’ needs and work practices.

Network of Associated Experts

We combine the in-house knowledge, experience and resources with external expertise to deliver tailor-made services to the clients from different domains and different countries. At Optimeast Europe we closely cooperate with specialists whose expertise and experience cover diverse disciplines and fields, such as: culture and tourism, cultural heritage, urban development and human geography, political science, sustainable development and mobility, energy, (zero) waste management, circular economy, regional and rural development, to name a few.

Our extensive network of specialists from different countries with diverse educational profiles, language skills and fields of expertise makes us a reliable resource for your plans.

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Optimeast Work

In our work, the analysis of the institutional mechanisms on national and international level always includes comprehensive understanding of their internal dynamics as well as their context. Most importantly, identification of the problems is always accompanied by a recognition of potential for development and improvement.

We at Optimeast Europe are especially eager and proud to assist those committed to making a difference in their field. We offer unwavering support to peoples’ active participation in projects and efforts to improve their natural, cultural and social environment. We highly value those who, like us, immerse in cooperation to exchange experiences, expand knowledge, grow and learn.

ArtNouveau

Sustainable protection and promotion of Art Nouveau heritage in the Danube Region
2017 – 2019
Interreg Danube Transnational Programme

To find out more, you can visit:
ArtNouveau Danube Digital Repository
Secession without Borders Documentary Film
World Art Nouveau Day in Oradea 2019 Video mapping

CycleWalk

Sharing best practices and experience on data collecting and processing and involvement of users in order to improve planning of cycling and walking as modes of transport in urban and functional urban areas
2017- 2021
Interreg Europe

ArtNouveau2

Strengthening the cultural identity of the Danube region by building on common heritage of ART NOUVEAU
2020-2022
Interreg Danube Transnational Programme

To learn more, you can visit:
Art Nouveau in Danube Region YT channel

CultHeRit

Identifying solutions for labor market imbalances in the cultural heritage sector in the Danube region by improving its accessibility to young professionals
2024 – 2026
Interreg Danube Region Programme

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Optimeast Clients

Over the years, Optimeast team has developed durable working relationships with organizations from many countries.

We take special pride in building and maintaining long-lasting partnerships with our clients.

We have worked with

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Optimeast Services

We deliver tailored high-quality services. We also enjoy cooperating.

This has proven to be perfect combination for building lasting and productive working relationships. Not surprisingly then, Optimeast Europe is a preferred choice for many.

Committed to cooperation, our multilingual and transdisciplinary team members are communicative and easily approachable. Our team’s reassuring confidence stems from thorough understanding of the funding programmes, their rules and procedures as well as their regional and national contexts, sociopolitical, economic and cultural dynamics.

Our resourcefulness, knowledge and experience in developing and managing cooperation projects and programmes coupled with the interest in the project’s topics enables us to skillfully steer and guide our clients in their cooperation endeavors all over the continent. As our clients appreciate Optimeast professionalism, integrity and dedication to the impeccable work ethics, they generally retain our services beyond the initial assignment.

Cooperation Programmes

Optimeast Europe offers a wide range of technical assistance services to public administration and private entities at state, regional and local level.

Among others, we offer:

• technical assistance for the preparation, setting up, implementation, monitoring and closure of regional development programmes

• technical assistance for the preparation, setting up, implementation, of national and regional strategies

• evaluation of international and regional development programmes, policies, strategies

• preparation of studies and analysis for supporting economic and social development in transition economy countries

• delivery of trainings and capacity building actions

• communication, event organizing and tailored-made dissemination strategies and activities

Cooperation Projects

Optimeast Europe provides comprehensive services related to cooperation projects, including:

• support in identifying the most suitable funding opportunity

• assistance in project generation, from the project idea to the fully developed project application

• identification and engagement of relevant partners

• elaboration and submission of the project proposal, in line with the applicable rules

• technical assistance in the implementation of the project activities

• support in project management throughout the entire project cycle (contracting, reporting, closing, etc)

Elaboration of Studies and Strategic documents

Optimeast Europe is a reliable partner in elaborating comprehensive, tailor-made and highly-relevant studies and strategies at local, regional, national and transnational level. By mobilizing its extensive network of internationally recognized experts, Optimeast Europe provides services, such as:

• diagnosis of the most important problems, needs and challenges in a specific field

• definition of the development vision and objectives, based on the preceding diagnosis

• identification of target groups and stakeholders and

• proposals for actions to reach the objectives, including timeline and necessary resources for their implementation

• devising measures for community and policy-maker engagement

• monitoring and follow-up plans

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Optimeast Contact

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